Kale Salad with Bacon-Blue Cheese Vinaigrette

Kale Salad with Bacon-Blue Cheese Vinaigrette

9 Reviews

From: EatingWell Magazine, January/February 2014

Hot roasted potatoes in this healthy kale salad recipe wilt the kale just enough to make it tender. Bacon and blue cheese layer on smoky, salty flavors to stand up to the flavor of the kale. Go for a strong blue cheese—we enjoy the tanginess of Maytag. Serve this salad with steak or chicken.

Preparation

Active

30 m

Ready In

30 m

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Toss potatoes, 1 tablespoon oil, thyme and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper in a large bowl. Spread out on a large baking sheet (reserve the bowl). Roast the potatoes, stirring once or twice, until tender and browned, 15 to 20 minutes.

Place kale in the large bowl, add the hot potatoes and let stand for several minutes, tossing occasionally, until the potatoes are warm but not hot.

Cut Down on Dishes: A rimmed baking sheet is great for everything from roasting to catching accidental drips and spills. For effortless cleanup and to keep your baking sheets in tip-top shape, line them with a layer of foil before each use.

Reviews 9

This may be the best kale recipe that I have tasted! I used all the ingredients listed, but increased the amount of kale and dressing and added some grilled small tomatoes. With a squash soup, it made a wonderful summer supper.

April 07, 2014

By: EatingWell User

Fantastic and flexible
My husband and teenagers love this as much as I do. I've made it like the recipe except with feta cheese instead of blue and omitted the bacon (although it would be good, I don't eat much meat). I've used lacinto kale and that works perfectly.
Pros: Easy to make and delicious!
Cons: None

March 27, 2014

By: lindamacomb

Even works for vegetarians!
My husband and I love this salad, even without the bacon! I've tried it with both kale and spinach and I prefer spinach since it isn't quite as crunchy as the kale, even after putting warm potatoes on it. I also like it with some sun dried tomatoes for a strong taste in place of the bacon.
Pros: healthy, easy

January 18, 2014

By: lauren.a.rivera

Delicious entree salad
I absolutely loved this salad. Got the hubby to eat kale - which is always a plus! I am not the biggest fan of blue cheese, so we used goat cheese. I also only had about 1 tsp of apple cider vinegar and definitely felt like that was enough. We only had dried cherries, so we used this instead and they were a pleasant sweet kick in this salad. Trader Joe's turkey bacon instead of real bacon helped lower the calories a bit as well. Definitely will be a repeat dinner!
Pros: Quick, filling, and so flavorful

January 17, 2014

By: EatingWell User

Wicked Good Kale Recipe, Kid
Great recipe! I tried following the recipe to a t but unfortunately did not have enough kale (I was down a cup or so) or bacon. I found that the warm potatoes helped soften the kale from its original crunchy, curly state. The dressing was super delicious and easy to whisk together. I swapped out bacon for pancetta only because pancetta is what I had on hand. Everyone who ate it thought it was delicious. Huge plus to have a new way to dress up kale as we eat it with almost every meal.
Pros: flavors are great, bacon is always a winner, kale is my hero

January 12, 2014

By: EatingWell User

Great take on a Kale Salad!
I made the salad as stated. Added 2 extra slices of bacon since that is what I had left over from brunch and added a little extra blue cheese. The salad turned out great. We ate it still warm but I look forward to eating it chilled tomorrow as my lunch. If my fiance is willing to eat kale; I know it's a success!
Pros: Easily functioned as both my starch and vegetable as my side to a protein

January 11, 2014

By: csl

Kale torn in bite size pieces overwhelmed the potatoes, and kale needed to be blanched. I think curly kale cut into ribbons will work better.
Nice idea baking the bacon with the potatoes!

January 01, 2014

By: Joanna

Delicious and filling as a main course
Used fresh beet greens instead of kale, and it turned out great. There's a lot of flavor in the dressing, and the endive strips add great crunch. I baked the bacon on the baking sheet with the potatoes to avoid using an extra pan. Definitely can be used as a main dish salad.
Pros: Hearty, flavorful